Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-28
A NEWSPAPER COMBINE.
Monetary Powers of the Publishing
World Organization and
System the WatchwOrds.
An Association of Prominent American
Newspaper Publishers Formed for
Their M utual Aid and Protection.
PHILADELPHIA Record. April 20.

unknown to the public which buys and
reads its daily paper and thinks but little
of the trouble required in the preparation
of this wonder of modern civilization, the
morning or evening paper. The editor,
when his woes press heavy upon him,
relieves them by growl or a
lest in the columns that are always open
to him. but there is no such outlet for
the business manager or advertising
agent in the thousand and one annoy
anCes that daily perpleX him. The dis
honest advertiser who never intends to
pay, the tricky agency that seeks to evade
the terms of its contracts, and the mum
berless sources of constant anxiety to the
business department, are unknown to the
dear public.
And, indeed, there is no reason why
the puOlic should know of them; but it
is little strange that business men, and
especially those with wits frightened in
work for a newspaper, should so long
have endured these troubles before re-
sorting to cooperation, that panacea Of
so many modern ills. start has been
made, however, in organizing the news
paper publishers of the country
into e league that means a power
for good. This was done at
meeting of business managers OF repre-
sentative American newspapers at ROch-
ester, n Y, on February Is and II last,
when the American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association was formed. Its object,
as stated in 8 resolution adopted at the
meeting, Is "the protection of the men,
berS from irresponsible customers, the
gathering and dissemination OF lntOrma-
ton of value to publishers, and the rem
dering to each other of such other assist
ance as may be within our power"
Meetings have since been held for the
perfection of the organization Of the 1850
citation, which will perform its work
largely through an executive committee,
TO have its headquarters III New York
CITY. It is proposed to employ an agent
who will secure and disseminate in dupli-
cate to all members information regard
ing untrustwOrthy customers and new
business with reliable parties. The scope
of the work, it will be seen, is very broad,
and by May II is hoped to have II well
under way.
The publishers of ell reputable news
papers are eligible 10 membership in the
association, which has already met very
favorable reception from all those most
interested to whose attention it has been
brought. There are ninety-fye charter
members, and the list Of them, which fol-
lows, shows that they ere representatives
of the best business journalism of many
states, and Canada as well. They are:
Albany IN. y Express, and Press and
KniCkerbOCker.
Austin (TeX.) Statesman.
Boston Mass Evening Traveller, Her
aid, Globe, journal, and Youths Com
panion.
DriJCa,,ort IVOnD y Standard
Brooklyn IN. y Eagle, Times, and
Buffalo IN. y Evening News and Ez-
press.
Burlington (vt) Free Press.
Chicago (m.) Evening Mail.
Cincinnati % Evening Post.
Cleveland (Ohio) Leader, Ohio Farmer
and Plaindealer.
Columbus (Onio) Evening Dispatch, State
Journal and Times.
Dayton (Ohio) Herald.
Denver (Col) Republican.
Des Moines (Iowa) Leader.
Detroit (Mich.) Evening News, Journal
and Tribune.
East Saginaw (Mich) Courier.
F. Paso (TeX.) Times.
Evansville Nnd.) Tribune.
Fort Worth (TeXas) GAZETTE.
Grand Rapids (MiCh.) Democrat and
Telegram Herald.
Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator.
Harrisburg (Pa.) Independent.
Hartford Conn COurant.
Indianapolis Gnd) Evening News and
Journal.
Jackson mich } Citizen.
Jacksonville (Fla) Times-Union.
Jersey City On j. Evening Journal.
Ke'su9ZOO (MiChO TELEGRAPH.
Kansas City (Mo.) Evening Star.
Little Rock (Ark } Gazette.
London (Ont) Advertiser.
Louisville (Ky) Courier-Journal and
Times.
Milwaukee (Wis.) Journal and Sentinel.
Minneapolis (Minn.) Evening Journal.
Nashville (Tenn.) Banner.
New Hagen Conn Register.
New Orleans La.) PiCsyune, City Item,
Times Democrat and States.
New York IN. VI Frank Leslie's, Stats
Zeitung, Star and Wall Street News.
Omaha (Neb.) Bee.
Oshkosh owls } Northwestern.
Philadelphia pa } Evening Call, Inquirer,
News AMI the Record.
Pittsburg (Pa.) Evening Penny Press
and Leader.
Providence (R. l. Evening Telegram
and Journal.
Raleigh IN. c. News and Observer.
Reading (Pa Eagle.
Richmond (Va.) Dispatch.
Rochester IN. y Democrat and Chroni-
Gle, Morning Herald, Post-Express and
Union and Advertiser.
Sacramento (Cal.) Bee.
Salem Mass Evening News.
San Francisco (Cal.) Alta California,
Evening Bulletin and Morning Call.
Santa Fe IN. NJ New Mexican.
Savannah (Ga.) Morning News.
Scranton pa Truth.
Springfield [Mass) Republican and
Union.
St. Louis mo Tribune:
St. Paul tNIinn.) DisRatcn.l
Syracuse On. y Evening Herald and
Times. ,ss"